Wheat
Improvement research in Oklahoma is driven by an
interdisciplinary team of scientists housed in OSU's Division of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, charged with developing
highly-adapted winter wheat cultivars with marketable
grain-quality. This team is committed to strengthening the
Oklahoma wheat industry by enhancing its genetic resources, a mission
that could not be accomplished without contributions from other state,
federal, and private researchers.

Program support is administered by
the Oklahoma
Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) through the Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences. Funding is derived from a partnership between the
OAES, the Oklahoma Wheat
Commission, and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation. This
partnership ensures linkage of the Wheat Improvement Program to the
collective needs of Oklahoma's wheat industry. Scientists located at
the USDA-ARS Plant Science and Water Conservation Research Laboratory
conduct genetic investigations critical to the program.

Program direction is
provided by the OSU Wheat Genetics Chair, currently occupied by
Brett F. Carver. The original occupant of the Chair was
Edward L. Smith, from 1989 to 1997.

This web site is
intended for the use of all shareholders in the Oklahoma wheat
continuum, from seed producer to end-user, from ag consultant to media
representative.